Ca'lub Holloway
Ca'lub Holloway
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Ca'lub Holloway has been at Sam Houston through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 9 tackles against Oregon State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 29 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 26–23
vs Delaware
1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Keys’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to MJ Stroud's junior season at Georgia Southern (2024).
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